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| Tetsuya Ogawa - Profile |
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Tetsuya (テツヤ, born 3 October 1969) is a Japanese musician, best known as the leader and bassist of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. Formerly known by the stage name tetsu, on December 1, 2009 he started to use his birth name. While in L'Arc-en-Ciel his name is stylized as tetsuya, whereas in his solo work it is stylized as TETSUYA.
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Born : October 3, 1969 (age 50) Hikone, Shiga, Japan
Other names : T.E.Z P'UNK, tetsuya, TETSUYA, TETSU69, TETSU P'UNK, DARK TETSU, tetsu, TETSU
Occupation : Musician singer-songwriter record producer
Musical career
Genres : Pop rock alternative rock
Instruments : Vocals bass guitar
Years active : 1989–present
Associated acts : L'Arc-en-Ciel Creature Creature Juicy Bananas
Website : tetsuya.uk.com
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He also does backup vocals in L'Arc-en-Ciel and has composed many of the band's songs, including "Link", "Ready Steady Go", "Finale", "Driver's High", "Stay Away", "Pieces" and "Good Luck My Way". In 2001 he started a solo career under the name TETSU69 (1969 is his birth year). On November 26, 2006, he released one song under his old stage name, and as of December 10, 2009 he uses his birth name. From 2005 to 2006 he was a support member of, Dead End front man, Morrie's solo project Creature Creature.
- Playing Style
Tetsuya plays with a melodic style. Many of L'Arc-en-Ciel's songs involve him playing counter melodies with guitarist Ken while still holding a groove with the drums. Tetsuya's composing can be seen as more "poppish" as compared to Ken's who has a heavier and sometimes bluesy approach. He frequently uses slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs in his playing.
He plays with a pick most of the time, but uses finger style occasionally when the song calls for it, such as in "Winter Fall" , "Jojoushi" , "XXX" and "Mirai Sekai". In a few songs he can be heard using the slap style of playing, such as in the L'Arc songs "The Nepenthes" and "Twinkle, Twinkle". Tetsuya has also used distortion, such as in "Stay Away" and "Butterfly's Sleep".
Tetsuya primarily plays a 5 string bass since L'Arc-en-Ciel's 15th anniversary, but is known to occasionally use 6 strings. Such as in "Neo Universe", "Time Goes On", "Get Out from the Shell" where he plays lead melody. In "Perfect Blue" he used a 6 string baritone guitar (an electric guitar between the range of a bass and standard electric guitar). Tetsuya also uses a guitar/bass double neck in the song "Trust".
Even though Tetsuya is endorsed by ESP Guitars and has several signature models, he has used his Zon bass for most of his recording work. Tetsuya is an avid collector of basses and guitars, owning over 120 basses and more than 20 guitars.
Tetsuya now also endorses Lakland basses and his signature model is the US Series 55-69 tetsuya. He was seen using variations of this bass at the band's recent 20th anniversary concerts in aid of the great Japanese earthquake and tsunami tragedy
- Equipment
Guitars/Basses
ZON Legacy Elite II
ZON Legacy Elite V
ZON Legacy Elite 519
ESP Bardic
ESP Buzz Bass
ESP Bugsy
ESP Bandit Six
ESP Bandit
ESP Bass IV
ESP TFR-I
ESP TFR-II
ESP ELT-I
ESP ELT-II
ESP ELT W-Neck
ESP 百式
ESP Jugler Bass
ESP Skull
ESP Flying Y
ESP Thunderbird Type
ESP Forest-IV
ESP Forest-Proto
ESP Forest V
ESP GLAMBELLY
ESP RD 5-String Fretless
ESP BB 5-String Fretless
ESP Acoustic Bass
ESP Sprouse Guitar
ESP Prototype
ESP Electric Upright Bass
ESP Custom Nobel Joint Guitar
ESP Les Paul Type
ESP Les Paul Type 7-String
ESP VP-7
ESP RS-7
EDWARDS E-LP-45S/M
EDWARDS E-GLAMBELLY
Batman Guitar Ninja Warrior
Lakland 55-94 Deluxe
Lakland 55-94 Classic
Lakland 55-69 tetsuya
Lakland tetsuya Proto-Type
Seymour Duncan DJ-180
Fender BASS VI
Fender Jazz Bass
Fender Pecision Bass
Fender Jaguar
Sadowsky NYC Vintage 4
VOX Phantom IV
VOX Panther
Gibson V-BASS
Gibson Thunderbird II 1964
Gibson EB-2D 1971
Gibson EB-3 1972
Gibson SB-450
Gibson SG Special
Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Standard
Wal MKI Fretless
Wal MKII
Fodera Emperor 5-String
Hofner Model 459
Music Man Stingray 1979
Ernieball Music Man Stingray 20th Anniversary
Ernieball Music Man Stingray 5
Rickenbacker 4001CS
Tokai Talbo
Tokai Talbo BASS
Roland G-77 BASS Synthe
Klein Proto Type
Born to Rock F4b 1993
Steinberger GM4T
Steinberger GM7TA
Dingwall Designers Guitars Super J5
Aria SWB
Charvel EVH Art Series
Ibanez SR-1000
Progauge PS-600AV
Riverhead Crazy-Cool-Joe Modified Bass
Amplifiers
Ampeg SVT-VR
Ampeg SVT
Ampeg SVT-810AV
Ampeg SVT-810E
Trace Elliot Quatra Valve
Trace Elliot AH300
Trace Elliot 1048H
Trace Elliot 1048
Trace Elliot 1524T
Hartke Model 7000
Hartke 4.5XL
Hartke 410XL
Hartke 115XL
Basson B410B
Basson B810B
Effects
MXR ten band Equalizer
MXR Limiter
MXR Flanger
MXR Dyna Comp
Boss GE-10
Roland AP-7 Jet Phaser
Prescription Electoronics Depth Charge
Fulltone The 69
PSK CDV-5 Core Drive
Roger Mayer Mable Fuzz
Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Π
Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz
Electro-Harmonix Bass Balls
EBS Multi Drive
Akai C2M Hexa Comp
Gretsch Expanda Fuzz
Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver DI
Tech 21 Sansamp PSA-1
Ernie Ball #6166
KORG DTR-2000
KORG DTR-1
KORG DT-10
Sonic Research ST-200
Subdecay Blackstar Distortion
Providence PEC-1
Providence P-1MT
Avalon Design U5
TC Electronic Triple C
SamsonUR-5DJ Wireless
Juice Goose Rack Power 200
Behringer MDX1000
BBE 411
Weed Freezer
Xotic X-Blender
Ashdown RPM-1
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